Gun sight



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Sept. 4, 1928. 1,683,106

F. J. SCHRANK GUN SIGHT Filed Deo. 31, 1927 /NVENTOR /w J'. 50mg/YK ATTU/ENEMY'.

Patented Sept. 4, 1928.

UNITED STATES FRED '.T. SCHRANK, OF AKRON, OHIO.

GUN SIGHT.

Application led December 31, 1927. Serial No. 243,866.

This invention relates to gun sights and particularly for sights adaptedfor use on Shotguns.

The general purpose of the invention is to provide a gun sight providedwith means for removably securing it on the barrel of a gun including aring of flexible, elastic material of a normal inner diameter smallerthan the diameter of the gun barrel, whereby it is adapted to bestretched over the gun barrel and snapped into place at any desiredpoint thereon, gripping the barrel and preventing displacement of thesight by accidentally brushing the gun barrel against an object.

More particularly the invention has for its object the provision of agun sight formed of a ring of rubber or like material, and havingintegral therewith a ring of rubber adapted to be snapped onto a gunbarrel as set forth above.

A further object of the invention is to provide, in combination with aremovable mounting for a sight on a gun, a sight of flexible materialcapable of yielding under the action of brushing against an objectWithout disturbing the mounting.

A further object of the invention is to provide a sight for gunscomprising a Single unit of rubber molded in the shape of a ligure 8,one loop of which is adapted to be snapped over a gun barrel and theother loop of which is adapted to provide a peep si t.

gThe foregoing and other objects of the invention are attained by thesight shown in the accompanying drawings and described below. It is tobe understood that the invention is not limited to the particular formsthereof shown and described.

Of the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is an elevation of one form of gun sight embodying theinvention and designed for use on a single barrel gun;

Figure 2 is an elevation of another form of the invention and oneadapted for use on a double-barreled gun;

Figure 3 is an elevation of a gun having the improved sight thereon;

Figure 4 is a section on line H of Figure 3 and 7Figure 5 is a Similarsection illustrating the sight for the double-barreled gun mounted inposition.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 10 designates a Sight for asingle-barreled gun in the form' of a figure 8 of molded, elasticvulcanized rubber, one loop of which, for example, loop 11, is of lessdiameter than the barrel of a gun, whereby it may be stretched onto thegun barrel and snapped into place at any desired point thereon,retaining the sight in place by the inherent contractile quality of thestretched rubber.

The other loop 12 provides a peep sight which may be of any suitabledimensions, depending upon the type of gun upon which it is used. InShotguns the opening in loop 12 may be about the diameter of the bore ofthe gun.

As shown in Figures 3 and 4, the sight can be stretched onto and snappedin any desired position on gun barrel 13 in line with standard sight 14(one position being indicated in full and another in dotted lines). Inthis way, the sight is effectively adapted for adjustment for shootingat different ranges, and it cannot be disturbed from its adjustedposition by brushing of the barrel of the gun against an object, sincethe loop 11 has a gripping action on the gun and, furthermore, the loop12 will yield under a blow so as not to transmit the blow to themounting.

In Figure 2, a form of sight 10 is shown in which loop 11 yis formedlarge enough to adapt it to stretching over and snapping it into placeon a double-barreled gun 13 as shown in Figure 5. Loop 12 may bepositioned between the two barrels in line with the standard sight 14:',as shown, at any desired point along the length of the barrels. Loop 12preferably is formed circular since it will readily adapt itself to thegeneral oval shape it will assume when stretched over double barrels.However, it may be formed in other suitable shapes.

As shown in Figure 2, either form of sight may be provided with anintegral sighting element 15 which would be useful in cases where thegunner has sufficient time to take a more careful aim and also to assistIin mounting the peep sight in correct alignment with respect to thestandard gun sight.

It has been the experience of marksmen that the natural tendency of aperson is to shoot too high. The loop sight disclosed herein, it hasbeen found from use, tends to counteract this tendency and results inmore accurate shooting.

Obviously, modications o f the invention seeded one a -thereon'by theinherent contractile nature of may be resorted to Without departing fromthe spirit of the invention. Certain of the benefits of the inventionwould be retained by using other types of mountings for a rubber sight,or by using the rubber loop mounting for other types of sights. Othermaterial of similar elastic qualities may be substituted for rubber,rubber being preferred becaise of its high coeiicient of friction inContact With metal.

What is claimed is 1. A sight for guns comprising an integraldoublemlgqp ot'flexible, elastic rubber,

the rubber, the other of said loops providing a flexible, elastic,upstanding peep sight capable of yielding under a blovv and returning toits normal position Without affecting its mounting upon the gun barrel.

2. A sight for guns comprising a sight element, and means for mountingsaid element on a gun barrel, said means comprising an endless loop ofleXible, elastic rubber, the opening of which is less in perimeter thanthe perimeter of the gun barrel, andthe cross-sectional diameter ofwhich is such that the loop is adapted to be stretched onto thegunbarrel and to be retained thereon by the inherent contractile natureof the rubber.

3. A sight for guns including means adapted to be fitted onto a gunbarrel to support the sight element, and a sight element mounted on saidmeans, said element comprising an upstanding loop of flexible, elasticrubber.

4. A sight :tor guns comprising a flexible, elastic, upstanding element,and means for mounting said element on agun barrel, said element beingcapable of yielding under a blovv Without disturbing the mounting.

FRED J. SCHRANK

